Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah visited Delhi Police Headquarters in New Delhi today and held a extensive meeting with officers on various subjects
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah directed to make forensic investigation mandatory in all crimes involving punishment of more than 6 years in Delhi, in order to increase the conviction rate and integrate the criminal justice system with forensic science investigation
Shri Shah said that in identified offenses of serious nature, the Chargesheets should be filed by the police only after legal vetting
Union Home Minister said that surveillance is a major part of policing in preventing and investigating crime, hence along with the camera installed by the civil administration and Delhi Police , the CCTV cameras installed at public places like airports, railway stations, bus stands, markets, installed by RWAs should be integrated with the control room
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government is determined to free the country from the curse of narcotics, hence a detailed action plan has been prepared to crack down on narcotics in Delhi
Strategy made to crack down on multi-state criminal gangs operating in Delhi/NCR and adjoining States
In the meeting, security arrangements at the G-20 Summit to be held in India was discussed in depth, the Union Home Minister directed that a team of the Ministry of Home Affairs should visit some of the countries where the G-20 Summit had been successfully organized to study security aspects
The safety of women, children and senior citizens should be our priority, therefore directions were given to accelerate efforts to provide a safe environment to them with a more professional and sensitive approach
Union Home Minister said that along with the safety of the general public, their convenience should also be a priority of Delhi Police, therefore a proper strategy for infrastructure and signaling should be developed and an alternate action plan should be developed to facilitate smooth traffic movement after identifying traditional traffic hot-spots where the situation of extreme jams is seen
In the meeting, while discussing policing by Delhi Police, a thorough review was undertaken of sensitive policing, scientific and professional investigation of crimes, law and justice management, cyber crime, training, future challenges and welfare of police personnel etc.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah congratulated policemen/police wards who won medals in Commonwealth Games , World Police Fire Games and other sports
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah visited Delhi Police Headquarters in New Delhi today and held an extensive meeting with the officers on various subjects. In the meeting, the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah directed that forensic investigation should be made mandatory in all crimes involving punishment of more than 6 years in Delhi to increase the conviction rate and to integrate the criminal justice system with forensic science investigation. Shri Shah said that in the identified offenses of serious nature, Chargesheets should be filed by the police only after legal vetting. The Home Minister said that surveillance is a major component of policing in preventing and investigating crime, hence cameras installed by the civil administration and police in Delhi, as well as CCTV cameras installed in public places like airports, railway stations, bus stands, markets, RWAs, should be integrated with the control room.
Shri Amit Shah said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is determined to free the country from the curse of drugs, hence a detailed action plan has been prepared to crack down on narcotics in Delhi. He said that a strategy was prepared to crack down on multi-state criminal gangs operating in the National Capital Region and neighbouring States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana etc. In the meeting, there was an in-depth discussion on the security arrangements at the G-20 Summit to be held in India. The Union Home Minister directed that a team from the Ministry of Home Affairs should visit some of the countries where the G-20 Summit had been successfully organized to study the security aspects.
The Union Home Minister said safety of women, children and senior citizens should be a priority. Shri Shah directed that efforts to provide them a safe environment with a more professional and sensitive approach should be accelerated. The Union Home Minister said along with the safety of the general public, their convenience should also be a priority of Delhi Police, therefore a proper strategy for infrastructure and signaling should be developed and an alternate action plan should be developed to facilitate smooth traffic movement after identifying traditional traffic hot-spots where the situation of extreme jams is seen.
In the meeting, while discussing policing by Delhi Police, a thorough review was undertaken of sensitive policing, scientific and professional investigation of crimes, law and justice management, cybercrime, training, future challenges and welfare of police personnel. The Union Home Minister said that for the timely disposal of complaints and with regard to online complaints a facility should be developed to provide information to the complainant about the status of his complaint.
Shri Amit Shah also stressed the need to focus on the fitness of police personnel and timely inspection of police stations. He also stressed on adherence to daily fitness schedule to ensure better fitness and periodic health check-up of police personnel to promote healthy lifestyle in the police force. The Union Home Minister said social media should be used to take humanitarian work by the police personnel to the general public. In this context, police constables should spend time with school children to change the perception of the public towards the police. Along with this, school children should be taken on visits to police stations and cleanliness campaign should be conducted by the police in community areas. He said school children should also be informed about the role of police in society and how to approach the police for their services.
The Union Home Minister congratulated the policemen and police wards who won medals in Commonwealth Games , World Police Fire Games and other sports.